IEQ-Compass - A Tool for Holistic Evaluation of Potential Indoor Environmental Quality in Schools: Master Thesis
Translated title
Indeklima Kompas - Et værktøj for Helhedsorienteret Evaluering af Indeklima Potentialet af Skoler: Kandidatprojekt
Term
4. Term
Education
Publication year
2021
Submitted on
2021-01-08
Pages
15
Abstract
The aim of this project is to develop a holistic evaluation tool of the indoor environmental quality of school buildings in Denmark. The purpose of the tool is to evaluate the IEQ potential to ensure comfort, health, wellbeing, and performance of the occupants in school buildings. The requirements for a good indoor environment in schools were investigated to create the framework of evaluation. The evaluation areas are within indoor air quality, thermal, visual, and acoustic indoor environment, as well the occupants’ possibility to adjust the indoor environment. Based on the methodology from prior tool developed for evaluation of residential IEQ, parameters and criteria were developed within each IE parameter to fit the element that influence the IEQ of schools. The assessment methods of the IEQ potential in schools were developed from the literature review of the conditions to create a good IEQ in schools, industry calculation guidelines, building regulation, and standards. As a result of the project, the groundwork for fully developing a tool to label the IEQ of schools is performed and documented. Parameters and criteria are developed to assess the IEQ potential of schools, weighting among the parameters and criteria is introduced to fit the elements that influences the IEQ of schools. A new method to present the results is introduced to communicate the IEQ of the schools on room and building level for both users of the schools and professional consultants for design or renovation purposes of the school buildings.
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